Valley ~ Little White Schoolhouse

The Little White Schoolhouse in Valley, WA is a beloved building to the local community. The people of Valley expressed that their vision for this building is to design it to house a heritage museum. Working with one other classmate, Megan Pharmer, we were able to come up with a design that had all of the exhibits and technical needs of the community. Our overall concept is connected to the Elementary School next to the building that is designed with a river in mind. In our design of the Heritage Museum we wanted to connect the two building by also incorporating the river concept. In our museum, our team incorporated the geologic history of the area, the Colville Tribe, Mining and Logging in the 1900s, home life, and downstairs is a community meeting area and a space for local artist's to hang their work. The exterior site has a small and large wagon that is visible from the highway to visually connect tourists to the Little White Schoolhouse. In between the schoolhouse and the existing portables are metal schoolchildren sculptures running towards the school. Overall, I had a great experience working with real clients and the process of designing a heritage museum for these dedicated and enthusiastic clients.